Stories

Feature Story Sam Trotter of Someday Bakery says, “We look at ourselves as a creative studio, and this initial brick-and-mortar is a concept where we’re fusing visual and culinary art to craft unique forms of hospitality.”

Someday Bakery is heavy on art, community -- and pastries

“We were looking for spaces all around Detroit but when we saw this space it had no walls, it had no lights, and we just fell in love with the story of this block.”

Longform Roz Nowosielski picks up trash at Stony Creek Metropark during an Earth Day cleanup event. She walks at the park every day and wanted to help clean it up.

Metroparks highlight new and expanded climate initiatives for Earth Day

The Huron-Clinton Metroparks are celebrating this Earth Day by rolling out several new pilot initiatives that are the first steps in an ambitious plan to combat the impacts of climate change.

Feature Story Dazmonique Carr and her son Prince at Deeply Rooted Gardens

Deeply Rooted Gardens reduces barriers for farmers of colorResilient Neighborhoods Feature

Through classes, incubator kitchens and welcoming meals, nonprofit Deeply Rooted Gardens empowers farmers of color to reach their urban-farming potential.

Feature Story Patient rights form

Protecting patient rights: How community mental health goes above and beyond

MI Mental Health spoke with Wil Morris, CEO Sanilac County Community Mental Health about how local agencies help mental health patients navigate their rights.

Feature Story Certified harp practitioner and vibroacoustic harp therapy practitioner Karen Thueme plays music at her office in Richmond.

"Music is for everyone": The therapeutic power of music therapy in Metro Detroit

While music therapy comes in many shapes and sizes, the practice has the power to improve well-being and promote healing for people of all ages and abilities. Metro Detroit offers several music therapy programs and therapeutic music practices.  

Longform Global Detroit staff

As border, visa policies face upheaval, Global Detroit remains committed to immigrant-founded biz

“If anything, in terms of our work, we can highlight the amazing contributions that our folks are making and motivating in Michigan.”

Feature Story Sasha Center's Denim Day celebration guests from 2023.

Strength in Style: Empowering survivors at SASHA Center’s Denim Day event

As Sexual Assault Awareness Month is midway through, the SASHA Center in Detroit will host a Denim Day event on April 30 to support and uplift sexual assault survivors.

Longform Summit Pointe Youth Services staff, from left, Matt Jones, Beth Decker, Sam Stover, Melissa DeDie, a

Community mental health and child welfare collaborate to care for Michigan’s vulnerable children

Michigan’s community mental health (CMH) agencies are the lead in providing mental health care for children in the child welfare system.

Partner Content Erik Merchant, Michigan Head of Investments & Advice for J.P. Morgan Private Bank,

Master your financial future: Four essential strategies for building an investment portfolio

There isn’t a one-size-fits-all answer. While some strategies can benefit nearly all investors, your investment choices should align with your future financial plans – both short-term and long-term.   

Feature Story "... at least 17 children at any time are boarding in an emergency department across the state.”

Michigan's hospitals and improved pediatric behavioral health care

The Michigan Health and Hospital Association addresses pediatric behavioral health care with data, advocacy, and grant funding of member hospital programs. 

Feature Story Vickey Carter-Ivory volunteered at the Rotating Shelter at her church

Faith-based groups lend a hand to shelter vulnerable DetroitersNonprofit Journal Project

With homelessness in Detroit on the rise, Cass Community Social Services partners with local congregations to tackle “a problem we can fix.”

Feature Story Passenger provide recovery support to people in the music industry and in the community

From tour van to recovery haven: How Detroit's Passenger is reimagining music industry supportNonprofit Journal Project

In Hamtramck, Passenger offers support groups and hosts creative programming that bridges recovery and artistic expression for locals and touring musicians.  

Longform Jessica Rickert

Breaking Barriers: Dr. Jessica Rickert inspires native dentists

Jessica Rickert, DDS, the first American Indian female dentist, advocates for oral health equity and inspires Native youth through mentorship and representation.

Feature Story Mark Covington, Georgia Street Community Collective

Cluck. Quack. Buzz. The making of Detroit’s new Animal Keeping OrdinanceResilient Neighborhoods Feature

It’s not easy getting an ordinance passed through Detroit City Council. In this story, we’ll walk you through an ordinance that was 10+ years in the making – how it passed and what it means to Detroit neighborhoods.  

Feature Story Detroit Repertory Theatre stages “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” by August Wilson in 2025

Detroit Repertory Theatre: A stage for voices often unheard since 1957Resilient Neighborhoods Feature

In Detroit’s Oakman Boulevard neighborhood, a nonprofit theater offers a place to experience “storytelling, live, together with our fellow human beings.”

Longform Maribeth Leonard

Countywide mental health millages have remarkable results

Jackson, Hillsdale, Ottawa, and Washtenaw counties passed mental health millages and seen positive impacts such as expanded access to care to their residents, increased service capacity, improved crisis response, and more.

Feature Story A Black family at Detroit's Sojourner Truth housing project built on Detroit's east side. Repeated clashes prompted Mayor Edward Jeffries to mobilize the Michigan National Guard to move the first Black families into the housing project.

HISTORY LESSON: In telling the Great Migration story, don't leave out the ugly parts

Welcome to History Lesson, a new recurring feature in Model D led by local historian Jacob Jones, in which we delve deep into the annals of Detroit history and nerd out over a different topic each time. This month, we're talking about what's left out of Detroit's Great Migration story.

Feature Story Jelani Stowers

Meet Pages Bookshop's new owner, a Gen Z visionary looking to build youth literacy

Weeks after the Rosedale Park bookstore announced that its founder was retiring, the retailer is now under new ownership and is headed to a grand re-opening on Independent Bookstore Day on April 26.